Honduran international striker from Bordeaux Alberth Elis emerged on Wednesday February 28 from the artificial coma in which he had been plunged on Saturday following a head trauma during the Ligue 2 match against Guingamp, his family announced in a press release published Wednesday evening by the Girondins on X (formerly Twitter).
“However, we wish to remain cautious about the evolution of his condition, the next few days will be crucial”they continued, recalling that “Alberth is a fighter”. “We have no idea of the possible consequences at this stage”, reacted a source close to the club. Victim of a collision with Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis when receiving a cross after 34 seconds of play, the attacker was treated for many minutes on the field before being evacuated on a stretcher.
Transferred to the Pellegrin hospital center in Bordeaux, he had been placed in “a protective artificial coma” before undergoing surgery overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Since then, Elis had received many messages from the world of football. “We would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support, your words of encouragement and your prayers and we particularly thank the medical teams for their care”his family communicated on Wednesday.
Concussions are rare in football, but are subject, in France, to a procedure defined by article 588 of the regulations of the Professional Football League (LFP). “Last season, there were 25 concussions in more than 800 professional matches in France”, Emmanuel Orhant, medical director of the French Football Federation (FFF), told AFP. Far from’“a concussion every two matches” observed in Top 14 rugby.